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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03791.030 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin Cranor, B company, 40th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Cranor Franklin to Delia Slocum regarding going to church, telling her she should consider marriage and the troops dislike of Johnson |
| Date | 4 September 1865 |
| Author | Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Slocum, Delia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Cranor reports going to church for the first time since he left Indiana on his furlough last spring. He reports that his regiment are the only troops in the area, a big change, but one that he enjoys. He complains of his inability to be home and hints that Delia should consider marriage and that the men hate Johnson because he is keeping them the ("I dont think it would be any loss to our country if some fellow would assassinate Old Johnson. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Reconstruction Religion Texas American West Marriage Assassination President |
| Place written | Texana, Texas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Reconstruction; Religion; Westward Expansion; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 40th Indiana Regiment infantry, B company |